My daughter, who clearly suffers from her mother's obsessive compulsive personality (well, except when it comes to tidiness) has a new "habit". She and all of her tween friends, boys and girls alike, are addicted to WebKinz, these furry and unobtainable little critters that come with a secret passcode that allows you to register on the webkinz.com website, furnish their bedroom, converse and play games with your friends, and generally waste time that you should be doing your homework.

I've been remarking to all who will listen how this is a genius marketing ploy. The New York Times is listening - there's an article in today's paper about Webkinz, the crack of the Tween set

The Webmeister earned mega cred when he presented daughter with the elusive "Love Puppy". I managed to get hold of the "Sherbet Bunny". My local Pet Pantry person told me they couldn't keep them on the shelves for more than 24 hours. Then they have to wait weeks for the next shipment.

The guy who thought this thing up is a freakin' genius. And is getting richer by the day, as parents of tween get worn down by please for another furry critter...

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I hear you! I've been saying it's genius too! We now have 7 in the family and they are begging for more for Easter. Sounds like I should have been on the lookout for Sherbet Bunny already! Of course, that's the one A wants!